Forthcoming Concerts
All future concerts are at 7.30pm unless stated below. All concerts at the William Aston Hall are part of our Friends packages, click here for details.
Sunday 28th February 2021 at 3.30pm -
Saturday 1st May 2021 -
The following dates are booked in the hall diary but all depend on government guidelines:
Saturday 17th July 2021 -
Conductor: Leon Bosch
Sunday 28th November 2021 at 3.30pm -
Previous Concerts
Saturday 29th February 2020 -
Conductor: Mark Lansom
Leader: Craig Clewley
Piano: Luke Jones
Berlioz -
Beethoven -
Berlioz -
Sunday 19th January 2020 -
Conductor: Mark Lansom
Leader: Craig Clewley
“A Musical Picture Book”
Mendelssohn -
Saint-
Anderson -
Britten -
Tchaikovsky -
J. Strauss Jr. -
Kander arr. Ricketts -
Williams -
Sunday 3rd November 2019 -
Conductor: Russell Gray
Leader: Craig Clewley
Oboe: Tom Blomfield
Violin: Sophie Rosa
In conjunction with Classic FM Hall of Fame
Supporting Global’s “Make Some Noise”
Wagner -
Strauss -
Elgar -
Beethoven -
Tchaikovsky -
Shore -
Vaughan Williams -
Williams -
Saturday 20th July 2019 – William Aston Hall, Glyndŵr University
Conductor: Richard Howarth
Leader: Mark Lansom
Violin: Sophie Rosa
Shostakovich -
Sibelius -
Holst -
Saturday 8th June 2019 -
Conductor: Richard Howarth
Leader: Mark Lansom
Soprano: Rachael Marsh
Proms in the Park
Shostakovich -
Bliss -
Holst -
Walton -
Farnon arr. Dunk -
Kent/Burton arr Barry Booth -
Goodwin -
Sherwin/Maschwitz arr. Dunk -
Williams -
Walford Davies -
Gray -
Badelt -
Barry -
Elgar -
Williams -
Williams -
Williams -
Saturday 4th May 2019 – William Aston Hall, Glyndŵr University
FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY GALA CONCERT
Conductor: Mark Lansom
Leader: Craig Clewley
Piano: Vicky Yannoula
Stravinsky -
Rachmaninoff -
Rimsky Korsakov -
Saturday 23rd February 2019 – William Aston Hall, Glyndŵr University
In collaboration with Welsh National Opera
Conductor: Leon Bosch
Leader: Mark Lansom
Mezzo Soprano: Rebecca Afonwy Jones
Beethoven -
Elgar -
Prokofiev -
Saturday 24th November 2018 – William Aston Hall, Glyndŵr University
In collaboration with the Royal British Legion
Conductor: Stephen Threlfall
Leader: Mark Lansom
Viola: Rhiannon Collins
Williams -
Hindemith -
Butterworth -
Ravel -
Elgar -
Elgar -
National Anthems
Panufnik -
Walton -
Saturday 15th September 2018 -
Conductor: Richard Howarth
Leader: Louie McIver
Proms in the Park
Dvorak -
Dukas -
Prokofiev -
Puccini -
J Strauss II -
Puccini -
Tchaikovsky -
Coates -
Goodwin -
Williams -
Elgar -
Arne -
Elgar -
Parry -
National Anthems
Saturday 14th July 2018 – William Aston Hall, Glyndŵr University
Conductor: Nic Fallowfield
Leader: Craig Clewley
Violin: Fenella Humphreys
Liadov -
Liadov -
Tchaikovsky -
Dvorak -
Dvorak -
Dvorak -
Saturday 19th May 2018 – William Aston Hall, Glyndŵr University
Conductor: Richard Howarth
Leader: Mark Lansom
Sponsored by Cobalz
Mahler Charitable Concert Series
Mahler -
Saturday 24th February 2018 – William Aston Hall, Glyndŵr University
Conductor: Russell Gray
Leader: Mark Lansom
A Gala Celebration Concert in association with Glyndwr University
A night at the opera
Verdi -
Verdi -
Mozart -
Puccini -
Mozart -
Puccini -
Bizet -
Bizet -
Puccini -
J Strauss II -
J Strauss II -
Lehar -
Puccini -
Sunday 14th January 2018 – William Aston Hall, Glyndŵr University
Conductor: Russell Gray
Leader: Craig Clewley
An afternoon at the ballet
Prokofiev -
Khachaturian -
Delibes -
Tchaikovsky – Nutcracker (extended suite)
Sunday 5th November 2017 – William Aston Hall, Glyndŵr University
Conductor: Mark Lansom
Leader: Louie McIver
Guitar: Achille Jones
Piano: Luke Jones
Classics at the Movies
Strauss -
Mozart -
Rodrigo -
Dukas -
E. Bernstein arr. Richards -
Elfman arr. Wasson -
Zimmer arr. Wasson -
Barry -
Rosza -
Silvestri -
Williams -
Saturday 1st July 2017 – William Aston Hall, Glyndŵr University
Conductor: Richard Howarth
Leader: Mark Lansom
Violin: Lily Whitehurst
Glinka -
McIver -
Saint-
Gershwin -
Sibelius -
Saturday 10th June 2017, The British Ironwork Centre, Oswestry
Conductor: Richard Howarth
Leader: Mark Lansom
Violin: Lily Whitehurst
Choir (and opening act): Clwyd Clippers
Proms in the Park
Glinka -
Saint-
Gershwin -
Grieg -
Gray -
Badelt -
Williams -
Williams -
Williams -
Williams -
Elgar -
Arne -
Elgar -
Parry -
Encore: Williams -
Saturday 6th May 2017 – William Aston Hall, Glyndŵr University
Conductor: Jonathan Small
Leader: Mark Lansom
Piano: William Bracken
Liadov –The Enchanted Lake
Tchaikovsky –Piano Concerto No. 1
Rachmaninoff -
Saturday 25th February 2017 – William Aston Hall, Glyndŵr University
Conductor: Mark Lansom
Leader: Craig Clewley
Music from the North and South.
Elgar – In the South
Grieg – Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
Bizet -
Nielsen – Symphony No. 3 “Sinfonia espansiva”
Saturday 26th November 2016 – William Aston Hall, Glyndŵr University
Conductor: Nic Fallowfield
Cello: Timothy Gill (principal cellist of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)
Mendelssohn -
Schumann -
Brahms -
Sunday 3rd July 2016 – William Aston Hall, Glyndŵr University
Conductor: Richard Howarth
Leader: Mark Lansom
Mahler – Symphony No. 5
WSO/ COBALZ Ltd Mahler Project
Saturday 7th May 2016 – William Aston Hall, Glyndŵr University
Conductor: Nicholas Simpson
Leader: Mark Lansom
Piano: Teleri-
Sibelius – Pohjola’s Daughter
Rachmaninoff – Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Shostakovich -
Sunday 28th February 2016 – William Aston Hall, Glyndŵr University
Conductor: Mark Lansom
Leader: Craig Clewley
Music from Stage and Screen.
Sullivan – “Yeomen of the Guard” Overture
Gershwin arr. Lansom – Fascinating Rhythm (World Premiere)
Rodgers & Hammerstein arr. W Paul -
Bernstein arr. Mason – West Side Story
Sondheim arr. Good – Send in the clowns
Schönberg arr. Lowden -
Moross – The Big Country
Shore -
Goodwin -
Goodwin -
Williams – Jaws Suite
Williams – E.T. Adventures On Earth
Williams – Raiders March from “Raiders of the Lost Ark”
Williams -
Saturday 21st November 2015 – William Aston Hall, Glyndŵr University
Conductor: Jonathan Small
Leader: Mark Lansom
Piano: William Bracken
Rachmaninoff – Isle of the Dead
Prokofiev – Piano Concerto No. 1
Elgar – Enigma Variations
Saturday 4th July 2015 – William Aston Hall, Glyndŵr University
Conductor: Richard Howarth
Leader: Mark Lansom
Piano: Joseph Durnin
Bernstein -
Mendelssohn -
Coates -
Dvorak -
Saturday 30th May 2015 -
Conductor: Richard Howarth
Leader: Mark Lansom
Soprano: April Fredrick
Alto: Rebecca Afonwy-
Chorus Master: Jill Hederson-
Offstage band: Brass players and percussionists from the Royal Northern College of Music
Altrincham Choral Society
Buxton Musical Society
Manchester Chorale
Sirenian Singers
Mahler -
Sponsored by Betrinac
Supporting Alzheimer’s charities
Saturday 2nd May 2015 -
Conductor: Richard Howarth
Leader: Mark Lansom
Violin: Sara Wolstenholme
Mozart -
Beethoven -
Mahler -
Grieg -
Saturday 28th February 2015 -
Conductor: Mark Lansom
Leader: Craig Clewley
Cello: Lucy Arch
Wagner -
Dvorak -
Tchaikovsky -
Saturday 22nd November 2014 -
Conductor: Nic Fallowfield
Leader: Craig Clewley
Violin: Tom Bowes
Mozart -
Brahms -
Brahms -
Saturday 5th July 2014 -
Conductor: Kenneth Woods
Leader: Mark Lansom
Piano: Mark Bebbington
Soprano: April Fredrick
McIver -
Grieg -
Mahler -
Sponsored by Betrinac
Supporting The Alzheimer’s Society
Sapphire Anniversary Concert
Saturday 3rd May 2014 -
Conductor: Mark Lansom
Leader: Craig Clewley
Violin: Bethan Allmand
Music from the Movies
Spiegl -
Coates -
Wood -
White -
Coates -
Strachey -
Gounod -
Ashworth -
Gray -
Badelt -
Herrmann -
Barry -
Williams -
Williams -
Williams -
Williams -
Saturday 8th March 2014 -
Conductor: Kenneth Woods
Leader: Mark Lansom
Mahler -
Sponsored by Betrinac
Supporting The Alzheimer’s Society
Saturday 23rd November 2013 -
Conductor: Richard Adamson
Leader: Craig Clewley
Narrator: Steven Pinder
Shakespeare in Music
Berlioz -
Tchaikovsky -
Mendelssohn -
Tchaikovsky -
Walton -
Saturday 6th July 2013 -
Conductor: Richard Howarth
Leader: Craig Clewley
Oboe: Tom Blomfield
Violin: Bethan Allmand
Tchaikovsky -
Françaix -
Respighi -
Bruch -
Tchaikovsky -
Saturday 18th May 2013 -
Conductor: Mark Lansom
Leader: Craig Clewley
Violin: Bethan Allmand
WSO play Malfest
Mendelssohn -
Vivaldi -
Schubert -
Brahms -
Saturday 4th May 2013 -
Conductor: Jonathan Small
Leader: Mark Lansom
Piano: Ian Buckle
Mussorgsky -
Rachmaninoff -
Shostakovich -
Saturday 2nd March 2013 -
Conductor: Mark Lansom
Leader: Craig Clewley
Cello: Kenneth Woods
Dvorak -
Walton -
Brahms -
Saturday 24th November 2012 -
Conductor: Kenneth Woods
Leader: Mark Lansom
Alto: Rebecca Afonwy-
Lleisiau Clywedog Ladies
Wrexham County Schools Senior Choir
The Queen’s School Chamber Choir
Mahler -
Sponsored by Betrinac
Supporting The Alzheimer’s Society
Sunday 8th July 2012 -
Conductor: Richard Howarth
Leader: Mark Lansom
Cello: Lucy Arch
Vaughan Williams -
Elgar -
Vaughan Williams -
Saturday 5th May 2012 -
Conductor: Nic Fallowfield
Leader: Craig Clewley
Violin: Tom Bowes
Wrexham Arts Festival
Elgar -
Bruch -
Vaughan Williams -
Saturday 10th March 2012 -
Conductor: Kenneth Woods
Leader: Mark Lansom
Dvorak -
Bruckner -
Saturday 26th November 2011 -
Conductor: Mark Lansom
Leader: Bethan Allmand
Trumpet: Russell Gray
Humperdinck -
Arutunian -
Tchaikovsky -
Prokofiev -
Dukas -
Saturday 2nd July 2011 -
Conductor: Richard Howarth
Leader: Mark Lansom
Cello: Misha Nemtzov
Dvorak -
Saint-
Brahms -
Saturday 21st May 2011 -
Conductors: Mark Lansom, Peter Litman
Leader: Craig Clewley
Soprano: Anne Munding
Alto: Ann Atkinson
Tenor: Paul Badley
Bass: Oliver Sammons
Glyndŵr University Community Choir with WSO
Wrexham Arts Festival
Schubert -
Mozart -
Saturday 7th May 2011 -
Conductor: Mark Lansom
Leader: Craig Clewley
Soloist: Llyr Williams
Wrexham Arts Festival
Mendelssohn -
Tchaikovsky -
Tchaikovsky -
Saturday 26th February 2011 -
Conductor: Kenneth Woods
Leader: Mark Lansom
Mahler -
Sponsored by Cobalz
Supporting The Alzheimer’s Society
Saturday 27th November 2010 -
Conductor: Mark Lansom
Leader: Bethan Allmand
Violin: Steven Wilkie
Shostakovich -
Prokofiev -
Rachmaninoff -
Saturday 3rd July 2010 -
Conductor: Russell Gray
Leader: Hiroshi Amako
Violin: Sam Aylward
Verdi -
Wieniawski -
Mahler -
Supporting The Alzheimer’s Society
Saturday 8th May 2010 -
Conductor: Laurence Perkins
Leader: Mark Lansom
Soprano: Cecilia Smiga
Mezzo-
Tenor: John Pierce
Bass: Oliver Sammons
Sirenian Singers
Beethoven -
Saturday 27th February 2010 -
Conductor: Kenneth Woods
Leader: Mark Lansom
Haydn -
Shostakovich -
Saturday 28th November 2009 -
Conductor: Richard Howarth
Leader: Mark Lansom
Violin: Jiafeng Chen
Elgar -
Dvorak -
Saturday 11th July 2009 -
Conductors: Mark Lansom, Greg Williams
Leader: Craig Clewley
40th Anniversary Concert
Bryn Williams -
Khachaturian -
Holst -
Saturday 2nd May 2009 -
Conductor: Mark Lansom
Leader: Craig Clewley
Piano: Llyr Williams
Wrexham Arts Festival
Wagner -
Rachmaninoff -
Debussy -
Gershwin -
Saturday 28th February 2009 -
Conductor: Richard Adamson
Leader: Mark Lansom
Copland -
Barber -
Copland -
Dvorak -
Saturday 13th December 2008 -
Conductor: Kenneth Woods
Leader: Mark Lansom
Mussorgsky -
Prokofiev -
Rachmaninoff -
Saturday 12th July 2008 -
Conductor: Laurence Perkins
Leader: Mark Lansom
Violin: Sam Aylward
Alto: Rebecca Afonwy-
Summer Nights
Butterworth -
Berlioz -
Delius -
Vaughan Williams -
Strauss -
Ravel -
Sunday 27th April 2008 -
Conductor: Mark Lansom
Leader: Craig Clewley
Tchaikovsky -
Tchaikovsky -
Saturday 23rd February 2008 -
Conductor: Mark Lansom
Leader: Craig Clewley
Tchaikovsky -
Tchaikovsky -
Saturday 8th December 2007 -
Conductor: Russell Gray
Leader: Mark Lansom
Tuba: James Gourlay
Herold -
Vaughan Williams -
Liszt -
Rimsky-
Saturday 14th July 2007 -
Conductor: Mark Lansom
Leader: Craig Clewley
Saxophone: Caroline Tate-
Wrexham Symphony Chorus
Verdi -
Milhaud -
Andrew McCaddon -
Ian Morgan-
Verdi -
Tchaikovsky -
Verdi -
Borodin -
Supporting The Alzheimer’s Society
Saturday 21st April 2007 -
Conductor: Kenneth Woods
Leader: Mark Lansom
Violin: Bethan Morgan-
Khachaturian -
Elgar -
Supporting The Mayor’s Charity Fund
Saturday 27th January 2007 -
Conductor: Mark Lansom
Leader: Craig Clewley
Soprano: Eleanor Jones
Alto: Leigh Mason
Tenor: Malcolm Williams
Bass: Oliver Sammons
Trumpet: Russell Gray
Organ/Continuo: Ben Saul
Handel -
Supporting St Giles Parish Church
Saturday 2nd December 2006 -
Conductor: Russell Gray
Leader: Mark Lansom
Trombone: Runar Valheim Værnes
Sibelius -
Grieg -
Lars-
(Encore -
Sibelius -
Supporting BBC Children in Need
Saturday 8th July 2006 -
Conductor: Laurence Perkins
Leader: Mark Lansom
Violin: Elizabeth Cooney
Tchaikovsky -
Sibelius -
Prokofiev -
Supporting Wrexham Hospital League of Friends
Saturday 1st April 2006 -
Conductor: Matthew Wood
Leader: Mark Lansom
Cello: Nathaniel Boyd
Shostakovich -
Shostakovich -
Berlioz -
Saturday 3rd December 2005 -
Conductor: Mark Lansom
Leader: Craig Clewley
Violin: Sam Aylward
Schnittke -
Tchaikovsky -
Prokofiev -
Stravinsky -
Supporting B-
Saturday 16th July 2005 -
Conductor: Mark Lansom
Leader: Craig Clewley
Jerome Morross -
Max Steiner -
Ron Goodwin -
Miklos Rosza -
Miklos Rosza -
Eric Coates -
Bernard Herrmann -
John Barry -
John Williams -
John Williams -
John Williams -
Supporting The Alzheimer’s Society
Saturday 16th April 2005 -
Conductor: Robin Newton
Leader: Mark Lansom
Soprano: Gillian Ramm
Tenor: Blake Fischer
“A Night at the Opera”
Verdi -
Verdi -
Mascagni -
Donizetti -
Donizetti -
Rossini -
Mozart -
Mozart -
Bizet -
Tchaikovsky -
Lehar -
Johann Strauss II -
Johann Strauss II -
Supporting Clwyd Special Riding Centre
Saturday 29th January 2005 -
Conductors: Ian Jones (Wind), Mark Lansom (Strings)
Leader: Giulia de Rosa
Richard Strauss -
Dvořák -
Warlock -
Vaughan Williams -
Respighi -
Supporting Asian Tsunami Disaster Relief Fund
Saturday 27th November 2004 -
Conductor: Mark Lansom
Leader: Giulia de Rosa
James James arr. Mark Lansom -
Gareth Wood -
Grace Williams -
Alun Hoddinott -
Daniel Jones -
William Mathias -
William Mathias -
Grace Williams -
Supporting Hope House Children’s Hospice
Saturday 3rd July 2004 -
Conductor: Laurence Perkins
Leader: Mark Lansom
Violin: Emma Hancock
Beethoven -
Mahler -
Supporting Nightingale House
Saturday 27th March 2004 -
Conductor: Mark Lansom
Leader: Craig Clewley
Strauss -
Dvorak -
Chabrier -
Sibelius -
Supporting The Hospice of the Good Shepherd
Saturday 29th November 2003 -
Conductor: Mark Lansom
Leader: Craig Clewley
Wagner -
Copland -
Elgar -
Supporting Home Start / Family Friends
Saturday 5th July 2003 -
Conductor: Mark Lansom
Leader: Craig Clewley
Trombone: Nige Hughes
Mendelssohn -
Paul Creston -
Sibelius -
Tchaikovsky -
Ravel -
Supporting Hope House Children’s Hospice
Saturday 22nd March 2003 -
Conductor: Robin Newton
Leader: Sam Aylward
Dvorak -
Arnold -
Shostakovich -
Supporting Nightingale House
Saturday 30th November 2002 -
Conductor: Mark Lansom
Leader: Craig Clewley
Guitar: Achille Jones
Shostakovich -
Castelnuovo-
Smetana -
Mussorgsky arr. Ravel -
Supporting Operation Christmas Child
Saturday 29th June 2002 -
Conductor: Laurence Perkins
Leader: Mark Lansom
Cello: Yoohong Lee
Mussorgsky orch. Rimsky-
Schubert -
Elgar -
Dvorak -
Supporting Cancer Research UK
Saturday 13th April 2002 -
Conductor: Mark Lansom
Leader: Craig Clewley
Piano: Ruth Fennell
Brahms -
Rachmaninoff -
Berlioz -
Tchaikovsky -
Supporting Cancer Research UK
Saturday 1st December 2001 -
Conductor: Ian Morgan-
Leader: Mark Lansom
Trumpet: Aidan Hassan
Saint-
Hummel -
Bach arr. Walton -
Beethoven -
Offenbach -
Saturday 7th July 2001 -
Conductor: Mark Lansom
Leader: Craig Clewley
Clarinet: Katherine Lacy
Soprano: Tina Boycott
Wrexham County Wind Band
Tchaikovsky -
Mozart -
Malcolm Arnold -
Edward Gregson -
Attr. Henry VIII, arr. Stephen Roberts -
Holst -
Dvorak -
Rachmaninoff -
Bizet -
Tchaikovsky -
Supporting Macmillan Cancer Relief
Saturday 17th March 2001 -
Conductor: Mark Lansom
Leader: Craig Clewley
Smetana -
Manuel de Falla -
Rimsky Korsakov -
Supporting Shooting Star Appeal, Hope House and Nightingale House
Saturday 25th November 2000 -
Conductor: Patrick Williams
Leader: Mark Lansom
Clarinet: Joanna Patton
Bizet -
Copland -
Sibelius -
Supporting Multiple Sclerosis Support Centre
Saturday 1st July 2000 -
Conductor: Laurence Perkins
Leader: Mark Lansom
Bassoon: Rebekah Matthews
Bizet -
Weber -
Rachmaninoff -
Supporting Shooting Star Appeal
Saturday 15th April 2000 -
Conductor: Mark Lansom
Leader: Craig Clewley
Violin: Phillip Boyden
Elgar -
Bruch -
Prokofiev -
Supporting The Stroke Association
Saturday 27th November 1999 -
Conductor: Huw Gareth Williams
Leader: Mark Lansom
Piano: Teleri-
Rimsky Korsakov -
Rachmaninoff -
Tchaikovsky -
Supporting Operation Christmas Child
Saturday 3rd July 1999 -
Conductor: Patrick Williams
Leader: Mark Lansom
Cello: Ruth Bingham
Humperdinck -
Elgar -
Beethoven -
Supporting Shooting Star Appeal
Saturday 17th April 1999 -
Conductor: Mark Lansom
Leader: Giulia de Rosa
Herold -
Khachaturian -
Nielsen -
Supporting MS Support Centre, Saltney
Saturday 12th December 1998
Conductor: Paul Whittaker
Leader: Mike Vellacott
Christmas concert -
Saturday 21st November 1998 -
Conductor: Alan Lees
Violin: Steven Wilkie
Leader: Giulia Derosa
Verdi -
Mendelssohn -
Franck -
Supporting Clwyd Special Riding Centre
Saturday 4th July 1998 -
Conductor: Laurence Perkins
Piano: Colin Graham
Leader: Mark Lansom
Borodin -
Rachmaninoff -
Rimsky Korsakov -
Supporting Maelor Hospital Millennium Wing
Saturday 4th April 1998
Conductor: Paul Whittaker
Leader: Mark Lansom
Elgar -
Sibelius -
Grieg -
Dvorak -
Saturday 21st March 1998 -
Conductor: Paul Whittaker
Elgar -
Tchaikovsky -
Coleridge Taylor -
Waldtuefel -
Coates -
German -
Mascagni -
Elgar -
Grieg -
Coates -
Sibelius -
Grace Williams -
Saturday 13th December 1997 -
Conductor: Paul Whittaker
Leader: Benjamin Lowe
Sopranos: Claire Snaith, Karen Davies-
Tenor: Rex Hester
Suppé -
Strauss -
Verdi -
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Waldteufel -
Mozart -
Unto Us Is Born A Son
Tchaikovsky -
Mozart -
Verdi -
The First Nowell
Elgar -
Good King Wenceslas
Elgar -
Borodin -
Saturday 22nd November 1997 -
Conductor: Garry Walker
Leader: Benjamin Lowe
Beethoven -
Sibelius -
Tchaikovsky -
Dvorak -
To be continued.
WSO is very grateful to have had the loan of the programme collections of Myra Roberts, Stella Lansom, Joy Thomas, Eileen Livesey and Emlyn Evans in compiling this list.